05_DDPSV - DASA Devops Professional –Specify and Verify™

DURATION
2 days

OBJECTIVES

When you have acquired the required knowledge from this course, you will be able to:

• Understand how the tasks covering specification and verification fit into a DevOps environment.
• Take end-to-end responsibility for your product – from concept to grave.
• Truly understand your customers and validate whether the product fits their needs.
• Find good ways to communicate with everyone involved, from customers to stakeholders and developers.
• Describe and visualize your product in a format that fits your specific situation.
• Understand what software quality means and how to achieve adequate quality with your product.
• Decide adequately which kind of tests the product needs, and understand what you gain from them.
• Set up useful feedback loops, and use them meaningfully.
• Understand which architectural considerations are important in a DevOps environment.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

The DASA DevOps Professional – Specify and Verify certification is primarily aimed at:

• Individuals involved in IT development, IT operations, or IT Service Management
• Individuals whose role are affected by DevOps and continuous delivery, such as:
• DevOps engineers
• Business Analysts
• Testers
• Architects
• UX and Interaction Designers
• (aspiring) Product Owners
• Integration Specialists
• Operations Managers
• Incident and Change Managers
• System and Network Administrators
• Business Managers

PREREQUISITES

Required: DASA DevOps Fundamentals certificate

Beneficial: Familiarity with Agile, Scrum, Lean, and basic knowledge of specification and testing.

TOPICS

WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION

• Welcome
• Icebreaker
• Let’s Get To Know Each Other
• Best Practices for a Good Online Training How Will We Interact?

COURSE INTRODUCTION

• DASA DevOps Professional: Specify and Verify Course
• Course Learning Outcomes
• DevOps Professional: Specify and Verify and the DASA Competence
• Framework Module Structure
• Course Agenda
• DASA DevOps Certification Scheme

MODULE 1: THINKING ABOUT QUALITY AND VALUE

• Intent and Context
• Module Objectives
• Topics Covered
• Quality and Value
• DevOps View on Quality Assurance DevOps Approach to Quality Assurance
• Human-Technical Systems
• Key Takeaways
• Module-End Questions

MODULE 2: DELIVERING VALUE

• Intent and Context
• Module Objectives
• Topics Covered
• The Product Lifecycle
• Taking an Economic Perspective Value Stream Mapping
• Key Takeaways
• Module-End Questions

MODULE 3: UNDERSTANDING YOUR CUSTOMERS

• Intent and Context
• Module Objectives
• Topics Covered
• Customers and Stakeholders
• Identifying and Interacting With Customers Gathering Requirements From
• Stakeholders Key Takeaways
• Module-End Questions

MODULE 4: DESIGNING THE RIGHT PRODUCT

• Intent and Context
• Module Objectives
• Topics Covered
• The Right Product
• Lean User Experience
• Structuring Requirements for Products Key Takeaways
• Module-End Questions

MODULE 5: ARCHITECTING FOR DEVOPS

• Intent and Context
• Module Objectives
• Topics Covered
• Introduction to Architecture
• Architecture and Teams
• Fundamental Considerations About Architecture Practical Architecture Work
• Key Takeaways
• Module-End Questions

MODULE 6: PRACTICAL VALUE ASSURANCE IN DEVOPS

• Intent and Context
• Module Objectives
• Topics Covered
• Testing and Other VA Techniques
• How to Test Well
• Common Testing Practices and Approaches Value Assurance in DevOps
• Testing in DevOps
• Key Takeaways
• Module-End Questions

MODULE 7: MONITORING AND TESTING IN PRODUCTION

• Intent and Context
• Module Objectives
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